SSDs for laptops are becoming increasingly popular. When compared with conventional devices of this class, they have a number of advantages. Among them
the following can be distinguished: speed, noiselessness, low heat and the absence of defragmentation. Like everything in this world, such devices are not without drawbacks, the main of which is the high cost and
limited resource of the write and read cycles (this figure is 100,000 times at best, which is very small). Despite these drawbacks, SSDs for laptops are becoming an increasingly popular solution.
What it is?
At the heart of such drives is a set of memory chips. It is because of this that they are sometimes called solid-state. Also, the composition of these devices necessarily includes a controller that is responsible for organizing information storage and operation
media with external devices. The exchange rate depends on its quality and model. The better it is, the higher
the data transfer rate.
The term SSD comes from three English words: Solid State (literally sounds translated from English as “solid state”) Disk (it is translated into Russian in the same way as it sounds - a disk). The connection interface of such devices is no different from conventional magnetic disks. Simply put, instead of such a device, you can put a hard drive and vice versa. But a laptop SSD hard drive looks preferable. It has a number of advantages, and if it is possible to put it in itself, then the choice is obvious.
Another important nuance - there is no need to periodically defragment. Access to any of the memory cells does not depend on its location and is exactly the same value. It is due to this that such drives significantly outperform magnetic disks.
Firmware
An important component in the operation of such devices is firmware. With its help, algorithms for reading and writing data are improved. Accordingly, performance may be improved. Even one and the same controller with different firmware can show results that differ at times. Therefore, it is extremely important to monitor the relevance of the software version of such a drive and, if possible, update it. As a result, this option for laptop SSDs is very important, and you need to pay due attention to it periodically.
How to install?
The most widespread today are such devices in the form factor of 1.8 or 2.5 inches. Extremely rare discs with a format of 3.5. There is no
nothing unusual. There are special pockets - adapters, with which you can install the 2.5 device in 3.5. In turn, for mobile PCs such dimensions are just perfect. Therefore, when replacing one drive with another, it is enough to remove the outer cover above the drive (it is attached with 2 or 4 bolts). Then the bolts that fix the drive itself are removed. Next, carefully for the "tongue", you must remove the old drive and put a new one in its place. For reliability, you need to rigidly install it in the appropriate connectors using the same “tongue” and fasten it with bolts. Then the cover comes back and fastens with bolts. This completes the installation of the SSD in the laptop. But this algorithm is valid only for those cases when there is a separate compartment for the drive. If the case is one-piece, it is better to take the laptop to a service center, where they will do this operation.
Conclusion
We can say with great certainty that an SSD type drive for a laptop is the right decision. Such devices have a future, and no alternative is yet to be expected.